The 16-year-old accused in the June slaying of a Bedford teen whose body was found in an Arlington landfill will be tried as an adult, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Jordin Roache was arrested Sept. 1 and charged with murder in Kaytlynn Cargill's death. Judge Tim Menikos determined the teen was certified to stand trial as an adult after a nearly four-hour hearing at the Juvenile Services Facility.

Kaytlynn Cargill

Another hearing will be scheduled to decide the next steps in the case. Roache will likely remain in juvenile jail until then, Tarrant County district attorney's spokeswoman Sam Jordan said.

The teen's attorney, Frank Alder, told Judge Tim Menikos that his client would be held more accountable in a juvenile facility if he were found guilty.

Alder also questioned Bedford police about the possibility of another suspect, to which Detective Anthony Shelley said the case remained under investigation, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

Kaytlynn was reported missing June 19 from an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Oak Creek Lane. Her body was found two days later at the Republic Services landfill.

When detectives searched the apartment where the suspect was staying, they found Kaytlynn's blood splattered in a hallway, bathtub and patio railing. Her DNA was also on a hammer, thought to be the murder weapon, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.

Text messages showed Kaytlynn had planned to meet Roache the day she disappeared near a pool in her apartment complex for a drug deal.

A witness told police he followed Kaytlynn out of concern for her safety and because Roache had been "aggressive and disrespectful to females," the affidavit stated.

The witness later told police that Roache planned to give Kaytlynn marijuana so she and the witness could make "dabs" — a highly concentrated form of cannabis — and resell them to the suspect for $300.

About an hour later, Kaytlynn and the witness went to the complex's dog park. Kaytlynn left her dog with the witness, and said she was heading off to go collect the money. The witness waited for Kaytlynn but she did not return, the affidavit stated.